TTIP and You (Part 1): What the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership means for Ireland and its SMEs

Connecting your SME to Global Markets

  Why Go Global?   What prospects exist beyond the boundary of your home nation? Why as an SME are you being encouraged to “think big” and take your business abroad whether through importing, exporting, or office expansion?   Perhaps the answer lies in the...
What are the potential threats to SME’s in global expansion?

Importing to Ireland

Why importing to Ireland?   “Ireland is expected to be among the fastest-growing economies in the OECD this year and the next” – reported Michael Noonan, current Minister of Finance of Ireland. [1] Ireland’s GPD has expanded by over 5% to 7% in the last two...
What are the potential threats to SME’s in global expansion?

The Sustainable Product Revolution

What do The Body Shop, Whole Foods Market, and Ben & Jerry’s have in common? They are part of a revolution. What revolution? The branding that is sustainable consumer products. It wasn’t long ago that the sustainable consumer products market was operating...